Saronno–Laveno railway

Saronno–Laveno railway is a railway line in Lombardy, Italy.

Saronno–Laveno railway
The viaduct in Malnate
Overview
Native nameFerrovia Saronno-Laveno
Typeheavy rail
TerminiSaronno railway station
Laveno-Mombello Lago railway station
Stations21
ServicesR22, RE1
Operation
Opened1886
OwnerFerrovienord
Operator(s)Trenord
Technical
Line length50.995 km (31.687 mi)
Number of tracks2 (Saronno–Malnate)
1 (Malnate–Laveno)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Electrification3 kV DC, overhead line
Operating speed140 km/h (87 mph)
Highest elevation374 m (1,227 ft)
Route map
from Milan / from Seregno
21.157
 Saronno
211 m
to Como / to Novara & Malpensa
24.364
 Gerenzano-Turate
26.894
 Cislago
29.457
 Mozzate
31.471
 Locate Varesino-Carbonate
33.375
 Abbiate Guazzone
34.719
 Tradate
299 m
37.997
 Venegono Inferiore
40.424
 Venegono Superiore-Castiglione Olona
42.57
 Vedano Olona
from Como (dismantled)
45.079
 Malnate
351 m
Valmorea railway (dismantled)
from Porto Ceresio and Stabio
49.867
 Varese Nord / Varese FS
374 m
connection FNM-FS (dismantled)
to Milan
52.376
 Varese Casbeno
365 m
55.682
 Morosolo-Casciago
324 m
57.973
 Barasso-Comerio
61.106
 Gavirate
62.000
 Gavirate Verbano
63.625
 Cocquio-Trevisago
267 m
66.052
 Gemonio
67.778
 Cittiglio
243 m
Luino–Milan railway and Luino–Oleggio railway
from Laveno-Mombello railway station
72.152
 Laveno-Mombello Lago
198 m

It is one of the three continuations of the Milan-Saronno railway.

History

The line was opened in four parts:[1]

  • 17 April 1884: Saronno–Vedano
  • 14 August 1884: Vedano–Malnate
  • 29 June 1885: Malnate–Varese
  • 5 July 1886: Varese–Laveno
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See also

References
  1. "Prospetto cronologico dei tratti di ferrovia aperti all'esercizio dal 1839 al 31 dicembre 1926". Bibliographia Ferroviaria Italiana (in Italian).

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